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Thursday, December 11, 2014

In what ways, today,
will you increase your awareness
that you are God's beloved?

By reading this,
you have.

And you might

slow down    sing    sit    keep silence
walk    open    hold hands    absorb
listen    meditate    stretch    observe
release    breathe    read    love
be

Text and image © 2014 by Dirk deVries. All rights reserved.

Grandmother's-cameo

 

Posted at 05:13 AM in Faith, Growth, Mindfulness, Mysticism, Peace, Photography, Poetry, Solitude, Spirituality, Stillness, Wholeness, Wonder |

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